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with Redi Koobak (Strathclyde),  Petra Bakos  (CEU), Adriana Qubaiova  (CEU), Jasmina Lukić  (CEU) in person, Nina Lykke (Linköping University), Swati Arora (Queen Mary University of London) , Kharnita Mohamed (University of Cape Town) online  September 12, 18:00 – 19:30, Central European University in Vienna, Auditorium This  edited volume brings transnational feminisms in conversation with intersectional and decolonial approaches. The conversation is pluriversal; it voices and reflects upon a plurality of geo- and corpopolitical as well as epistemic locations in specific Global South/East/North/West contexts. The aim is to explore analytical modes that encourage transgressing methodological nationalisms which sustain unequal global power relations and which are still ingrained in the disciplinary perspectives that define much social science and humanities research. A main focus of the volume is methodological. It asks how an engagement with transnational, intersectional, and decolonial feminisms can stimulate border crossings. Boundaries in academic knowledge-building, shaped by the limitations imposed by methodological nationalisms, are challenged in the book. The same applies to boundaries of conventional —disembodied and ethically unaffected— academic writing modes. The transgressive methodological aims are also pursued through mixing genres and shifting boundaries between academic and creative writing.

sacrality, eco-feminism, performative poetry by Kinga Tóth September 6, 17:00 – 18:30, Central European University in Vienna, Auditorium Kinga Tóth  writer, visual and sound-poet, performer, teacher, translator writes in Hungarian, German and English languages and presents her work in performances, exhibitions, and international installations, festivals. She is also a philologist and a teacher, gives lectures and workshops international and also works as a journalist and copy editor of art magazines and as a cultural program organizer. She studied German Literature and Linguistic (MA) and Communication Theory and Praxis (MA) with specialisation of Printed Media, Online Media, Art and Communication, started her PhD research about Nun-art on the University of Debrecen and continues her artistic research on the Paris-London University at the Mozarteum in Salzburg by Art and Science. Her main focus is performative and experimental literature and recycled-art.

Professor Rebecca L. Walkowitz   Barnard College  Susan Stanford Friedman MEMORIAL LECTURE September 11, 17:00 – 18:30, Central European University in Vienna, Auditorium Wine and cheese reception to follow This lecture pays tribute to the legacy of Susan Stanford Friedman as a scholar and mentor by reflecting on the concept of “reshuffling,” which she developed in her later work as a way of thinking about feminist collaboration across differences of generation, nationality, race, religion, and class.  Sewing together moments from Friedman’s scholarship across several decades, we see her persistent engagement with models of feminist collaboration and transnational solidarity she finds in the writings of Virginia Woolf, and with the models she finds in other readers and re-writers of Woolf’s writings.  Reshuffling is the methodology Friedman derives from this dynamic of reading and writing over generations.  It is a methodology she describes as well as performs, and in that sense it demonstrates her commitment to creativity as well as criticism, to building up ideas in the presence and on the shoulders of distant others and to making room for future generations to build up anew and to stand on her shoulders in turn.        Rebecca L. Walkowitz  is Claire Tow Professor of English and Provost and Dean of the Faculty at Barnard College. Her research and teaching consider aspects of cosmopolitanism, multilateralism, and multilingualism and their relationships to questions of idiom, narrative structure, typography, and media in modernist and contemporary literature. She is currently writing  The New Multilingualism: Knowing and Not Knowing Languages in Literature, Culture, and the Classroom  (forthcoming from Columbia University Press), which calls for new ways of counting, organizing, and valuing world languages both within and outside the university and traces the emergence of historically new examples of multilingual art and entertainment.  Walkowitz is the author of  Born Translated: The Contemporary Novel in an Age of World Literature  (2015) and  Cosmopolitan Style: Modernism Beyond the Nation  (2006) and the editor of 8 additional volumes, including  Bad Modernisms  (2006) and  A New Vocabulary for Global Modernism  (2016). She has also written several widely cited and field-defining articles, including “The New Modernist Studies” (2008), co-authored with Douglas Mao, which helped to describe and set a new agenda for the field of modernist studies and is one of the most-cited articles in the flagship journal  PMLA .  She served as President of the Modernist Studies Association in 2014-2015.

Professor Ato Quayson    Stanford University     Interdisciplinarity and Interpretation: Concepts, Boundaries, and Contradiction     September 10, 18:00 – 19:30, CEU Auditorium Wine and cheese reception to follow     At the core of the efforts at interdisciplinarity are two central principles, first, that of integrative epistemologies that might be applicable to all fields of learning, including the sciences, the social sciences, the humanities, and the arts. The second is unified or collaborative modes of knowledge that might be deployed for addressing real-world problems, such as environmental degradation, increasingly complex cities, water shortage and its management, public health crises, migration and refugees, international security, and the vagaries of globalization, to name just a few that have captured headlines since the Covid pandemic.  I will be arguing, however, that when we claim to be doing interdisciplinary work that we must specify as clearly as possible what kinds of concepts, methods, and propositional protocols we are carrying over from another discipline or disciplines and what this does to our configuration of interdisciplinarity.  Thus, to be truly interdisciplinary one must be able demonstrate conversance with the protocols of proposition-making in all the disciplines within the interdisciplinary mix.  The question of protocols of proposition-making raises serious questions about how scholars purporting to be interdisciplinary are trained, which also means a conscious self-awareness of the limits of their own primary disciplines and a humility in learning properly and not just as is convenient from the rigorous protocols of other disciplines.  I shall demonstrate the various dimensions and implications of the applications of protocols of proposition making from my own work, and with reference to the work of others in the humanities and social sciences, such as Hayden White, Christopher Norris, Gillian Beer, Edward Said, Karen Barad, and various others.    Ato Quayson  is the Jean G. and Morris M. Doyle Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies, Professor of English, and Chair of the Department of African and African American Studies at Stanford University. He holds a BA (Hons) from the University of Ghana, and a PhD from the University of Cambridge, where he also taught at the Faculty of English from 1995-2005. He has held professorships at the University of Toronto (2005-2017), NYU (2017-2019), and Stanford (2019--).  Professor Quayson has published 6 monographs and 10 edited volumes, including  Oxford Street, Accra: City Life and the Itineraries of Transnationalism  (2014) which was co-winner of the Urban History Association's 2015 Best Book Prize (non-North America) and was named in The Guardian as one of the 10 Best Books on Cities in 2014. His most recent book is  Tragedy and Postcolonial Literature  (Cambridge University Press, 2021), winner of the Warren-Brooks Prize in Literary Criticism for 2022.  The Cambridge Companion to the City in World Literature  (with Jini Kim Watson), and  Decolonizing the English Literary Curriculum  (with Ankhi Mukherjee) were both published with CUP in 2023.  He is currently working on Interdisciplinarity and Interpretation for CUP and on Accra Chic: A Locational History of Fashion in Accra (with Grace Toleque) for Chicago UP/Intellect Press.   Professor Quayson curates Critic.Reading.Writing, a YouTube channel on which he discusses various topics in literature, urban studies and the humanities in general: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoidh_R_bJCnXyKBkytP_g  and is also the host of Contours: The Cambridge Literary Studies Hour ( https://www.cambridge.org/core/browse-subjects/literature/contours-the-cambridge-literary-studies-hour ), where he holds dialogues with various scholars to address pressing issues, themes, and concepts in 21st century literary studies from medieval literature to the present day and from all areas of global literary studies from both the Northern and Southern hemispheres.  Professor Quayson has served as President of the African Studies Association (2019-2020) and is an elected Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (2006), the Royal Society of Canada (2013), the British Academy (2019), and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2023).

Job Title:  Junior Visiting Researcher - Doctoral Candidate 12 - EUTERPE (f/m/d) Department:  Department of Gender Studies Full-time/Part-time:  Full-time Location: Vienna, AT, 1100 Application Deadline:  July 20, 2024 This is the job call for a researcher to work in the EU-funded MSCA Doctoral Network “EUTERPE: European Literatures and Gender in Transnational Perspective”. The project started on October 1, 2022, and runs until September 30, 2026.    The aim of EUTERPE is to offer an innovative approach to rethinking European cultural production in the light of complex social and political negotiations that are shaping European spaces and identities at present. EUTERPE intends to do that by bringing together gender and transnational perspectives within an interdisciplinary approach to literary and cultural studies, while training and supervising 11 DCs in interdisciplinary, transnational, gender-focused literary studies.   As Coordinator of the EUTERPE Project, the Department of Gender Studies at the Central European University Private University (CEU PU, Austria) invites applications for a doctoral candidate position. The successful applicant is offered a 48-month term of doctoral studies of which max. 25 months are financed from the EU-funded EUTERPE project according to EU rules and min. 23 months are financed from CEU Doctoral Stipend according to CEU rules. The successful candidate will be based at the Department of Gender Studies in Vienna.    We welcome applications from candidates with a master’s degree, a demonstrable interest and experience in gender studies, English language skills, a willingness to undertake two months of guided internship at an Associate Partner of the project, as well as a willingness to spend a period of 6 months on secondment at the University of Granada (Spain). Applicants will be required to submit a 1000-word research proposal outlining the innovative ways in which they will tackle this project (further details below).   Duties and Responsibilities    The successful candidate for this post will research “Transnational turn in literary studies” as part of EUTERPE’s Work Package 1 (Transnational turn in literary studies: Looking from Central and Eastern Europe). The Doctoral Candidate will be enrolled in a PhD program at the Department of Gender Studies at CEU for 48 months earliest from September 1, 2024. The first max. 25 months of their studies will be financed from the EU-funded Doctoral Network “EUTERPE: European Literatures and Gender in Transnational Perspective” (on a full-time employment contract) and the remaining min. 23 months are financed from the CEU Doctoral Stipend (as a student).   The focus of this position will be research on points of entry and pathways of transnational literature in Europe. The research should concentrate on spaces where languages and literatures of different origins coexist and mix in rich variety. The aim is to examine transnational encounters, transculturalism, questions of identity and border-crossing. The project at large is focusing on women-identified writers whose work is characterized by various forms of transnationalism. Transnational literature produced in post-socialist countries and in the European regions with massive migration, i.e., with shifting geographic and symbolic borders, is of particular interest for this project.   As a part of their research training, applicants will have the following duties   Collectively with the other Doctoral Candidates participate in the EUTERPE Transnational Literary Research Laboratory creating the content of the Dictionary/Catalogue/Podcast Library following the Doctoral Candidate’s chosen track of contribution.  Enroll as PhD students in respective PhD programs with the university, which is recruiting them; for this post it is PhD in Comparative Gender Studies at CEU PU. They must fulfill all the requirements of the program and work towards the completion of their PhD thesis within the deadline set by the university. Spend a compulsory secondment period of 6 months at the University of Granada (Spain) during the second year of their tenure. During this period, they will receive further research training and will conduct comparative research. Undertake 2 months of guided internship with a EUTERPE Associate Partner that works on a field relevant to the Doctoral Candidate's expertise. Work closely with their employability mentor in the development of a bespoke Employability Enhancement Plan. Attend project-wide training events including 3 education events in the form of summer and spring schools. Participate in the EUTERPE Final conference and promotion of the Dictionary of Transnational Women’s Literature in Europe, the Digital Catalogue and Podcast Library in Vienna in the fall of 2026. Contribute to the final project report in the summer of 2026.     Qualifications    Applications are accepted from candidates with an MA or equivalent degree from Literary Studies, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies and related disciplines. Priority will be given to candidates with a background and proven interest in transnational literary studies and in gender studies.   The applicant has to fulfill CEU requirements for language proficiency ( http://www.ceu.edu/node/13737 )    Students enrolled in a doctoral program at CEU must not be simultaneously enrolled in other institutions of higher education, and are required, at the beginning of their studies at CEU, to sign a declaration to this effect.   Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions – Doctoral Network (MSCA DN) requirements   Eligibility rule: Applicants should not have been awarded a doctorate at the time of their recruitment.   Mobility rule: Applicants must not have resided or carried out in person or virtually their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organization (i.e., in Austria) for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before their recruitment date (= earliest start date of contract, i.e., September 1, 2024). Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account. More detailed explanation of these eligibility conditions can be found here: European Charter for Researchers | EURAXESS ( europa.eu )     What CEU Offers    The Doctoral Candidate will receive a maximum 25-month contract to cover the followings:   Annual gross salary: 41,162 EUR (paid in 14 installments) Benefits: Resaver, Meal Ticket Mobility allowance: € 600/month (paid 12 times per year) Family allowance: (if applicable): € 660/month (paid 12 times per year)   The contract is for a fixed-term (earliest from 1 September 2024 – to 30 September 2026), 25 months for the duration of the HORIZON-MSCA-2021-DN. “EUTERPE: European Literatures and Gender in Transnational Perspective”.   After the end of the employment period, the selected candidate will be offered to complete the PhD studies on a CEU Doctoral Stipend for min. 23 months (the Doctoral Stipend currently is 1,880 EUR/gross/month). How to Apply    Applicants need to submit: filled out application form, (the application form can be downloaded from the Euraxess job advert) application letter (not exceeding 500 words), CV, reference letters from two academic and one non-academic referees, submitted by the referees, to the euterpe@ceu.edu  e-mail address, 1000-word research proposal as required, Complete official master’s transcript and master’s diploma. The transcript and the diploma should be issued in English by your university/college or translated by the issuing institution or a registered translator. In either case, it must bear the stamp and signature of an official of the institution or the translator. proof of language proficiency according to CEU’s requirements ( https://www.ceu.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/checklis t ),  (optional) an academic writing sample.   Short-listed candidates will be invited to participate in online interviews and will be subject to pre-employment checks prior to any appointment.   The recruitment strategy will be in line with the recommendations in the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. The process will adhere to OTM-R (open, transparent, and merit-based recruitment of researchers) practices.   Further inquiries may be addressed to: euterpe@ceu.edu . CEU is an equal opportunity employer and values geographical and gender diversity, thus encouraging applications from women and/or other underrepresented groups. Since CEU strives to increase the share of women in professorial positions, given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants. CEU recognizes that personal and family circumstances shape the trajectory of one’s career and working patterns. As such, and in line with CEU’s promotion of Equal Opportunities, we encourage applicants to detail periods of leave, part-time work or other such situations in their applications so that the Search Committee is able to assess an applicant’s academic record fairly in the context of their circumstances. Any declaration of personal and family circumstances is voluntary and will be handled confidentially and only considered in so far as it impacts on the academic career of an applicant.   About CEU One of the world’s most international universities, a unique founding mission positions Central European University  as both an acclaimed center for the study of economic, historical, social and political challenges, and a source of support for building open and democratic societies that respect human rights and human dignity. CEU is accredited in the United States and Austria, and offers English-language bachelor's, master's and doctoral  programs in the social sciences, the humanities, law, environmental sciences, management and public policy. CEU enrolls more than 1,400 students from over 100 countries, with faculty from over 50 countries.   In 2019, CEU relocated from Hungary to Austria as the Hungarian government revoked its ability to issue US-accredited degrees in the country. As a result, CEU offers all of its degree programs in Vienna, Austria; and retains a non-degree, research and civic engagement presence in Budapest, Hungary, through its CEU Democracy Institute , the Institute for Advanced Study, the CEU Summer University and The Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives (OSA) , and its Hungarian language public educational programs and public lectures.   For more information, please visit https://www.ceu.edu/ . Requisition ID:  605

Jasmina Lukić  of the CEU Department of Gender Studies gave an extensive interview for a special issue of Balkanologie, Revue d’études pluridisciplinaires   (Vol. 18, No. 2, 2023), Créer et interpréter en féministes. Femmes et engagement dans les littératures et les arts des Balkans (xxe et xxie siècles). The interview, entitled “Entre Schéhérazade et Douniazad : une approche féministe et transnationale des littératures (post‑)yougoslaves. Entretien avec Jasmina Lukić” was conducted by and translated from the English by Naïma Berkane et Lola Sinoimeri. It discusses at length the situation of women writers in (post-)Yugoslav literatures, focusing on the recently departed Dubravka Ugrešić, but also some other relevant writers, such as Milica Mićić Dimovska, and the conceptual artist Sanja Iveković. Jasmina Lukić’s current project EUTERPE: European Literatures and Gender in Transnational Perspective (101073012  EUTERPE HORIZON-MSCA-2021-DN-01 Project, 2022-26) is also addressed. https://journals.openedition.org/balkanologie/5197